Protected areas of Moldova



Protected areas of Moldova include following categories:


 * Scientific nature reserves (rom. rezervații științifice) – currently 5 reserves covering an area of 19379 ha. They are equivalent to IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve).
 * National parks – currently there’s one national park, created in 2013 Orhei National Park (rom. Parcul Național Orhei)
 * Nature monuments (rom. monumente ale naturii)
 * Nature reserves (rom. rezervații naturale)
 * Landscape reserves (rom. rezervații peisagistice)
 * Resource reserves (rom. rezervații de resurse)
 * Areas with multifunctional management (rom. Arii cu management multifuncțional)
 * Wetlands of international importance (rom. Zone umede de importanță internațională)
 * Dendrological gardens (rom. grădini dendrologice)
 * Landscape architecture monuments (rom. monumente de arhitectură peisajeră)
 * Zoological garden in Chișinău (rom. Grădina Zoologică din Chișinău)

National park
{{Legend|beige|National park listed in UNESCO World Heritage}} {{Legend|gainsboro|National park included in UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme}}